Ernest Renan suggested that without the rise of Christianity, we might all have embraced the cult of Mithras. Nevertheless, it has had a lasting influence on secret societies, religious movements and popular culture.
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Laurent Bricault has revolutionised Mithraic studies with the exhibition The Mystery of Mithras. Meet this professor in Toulouse for a fascinating look at the latest discoveries and what lies ahead.
It is well known that Mithras was born from a rock. However, less has been written about the father of the solar god, and especially about how he conceived him.
On the occasion of the discovery of a Mithraeum in Cabra, Spain, we talk to Jaime Alvar, a leading figure in the field of Mithraism. With him, we examine the testimonies known to date and the peculiarities of the cult of Mithras in Hispania.
Yolanda’s multimedia dissertation focuses on the cognitive mechanisms that motivate Mithras worshippers. Her work includes a podcast entitled Conversations about Mithras.
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A place of worship for the Roman god of light Mithras was discovered during archaeological excavations in Trier. This includes a larger relief.
Las excavaciones llevadas a cabo en el yacimiento arqueológico romano de la villa de Mithra, en Cabra (Córdoba), han deparado el excepcional hallazgo de un mitreo, o zona destinada al culto al dios Mithra, cuya estatua fue descubierta hace unos 70 años.
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On the occasion of the exhibition, the Royal Museum of Mariemont invites five experts from Europe to emulate the research on the cult of Mithras.
Despite the current political landscape of the US, we can look to antiquity to see that the red cap was actually once a symbol of citizenship and welcome to the foreigner.
Sarah E. Bond
La Domus de Mitreo y el Centro Arqueolóxico de San Roque muestran otra cara del viejo Lugo
Lorena García Calvo
The Niasar Cave, غار نیاسر, was a temple probably devoted to Iranian Mithras that dates back to the early Partian era.
The discovery of the Mithraeum of Tarquinia is due to the Department for Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Carabinieri, who noticed some clandestine excavations near the Ara della Regina.
The Mithraeum of Carminiello ai Mannesi was installed in two rooms of a 1st century BC domus.
The Mitreo della crypta neapolitana was used a des legends about its use, from a cult place devoted to Priapus to celebrate Aphrodite.
Rock birth from St Aubin
Fresco with tauroctony and seven cypresses
Prostrate figure fresco of Capua Vetere
Graffiti to Kamerios from Dura Europos Mithraeum
Second Petrogeny of Santo Stefano Rotondo
Tauroctony of Monreale
Altar with Phrygian cap from Altbachtal
Major fresco of the Mitreo Barberini
Dionysus group marble of London
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Fascinating and groundbreaking work on Mithraism! It is still not clear how much the Emesa syncretis…
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
I would also heartily recommend the exhibition catalog - it's a fantastic work, combining essays fro…
En effet, des très belles œuvres de l'Antiquité à découvrir à la BnF.
By the way, there is this video by @nicolas.amoroso that tells a lot about mithraic images in the me…
I am a devotee of Mithras Thank you for this interview. I think the author is right when he highligh…
Gracias a ti, Alex. Me alegra que te resulte interesante.
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